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 Post Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:52 pm 
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hey! got back off holiday 2 days ago and just realised my cd drive isnt working.

the problem is when i put cds in it isnt recognising that theres anything in it so its showing up that the tray is empty.

its a LITE-ON IT COMBO Model:SOHC-5235K

any help would be great


cheers, grego

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clean the laser maybe?

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how do i do that? :)

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erm... cant remember :oops:

think u go and buy a special disc that does it...

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just tried reinstalling the drivers but no luck :( thanks for ur advice guys ill buy the cleaning cd 2morrow, fingers crossed


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nforce sw ide drivers can cause this problem, but if it worked before and you haven't installed/updated nforce drivers, it's probably not that.

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how long u had yr lite-on for ?

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Just buy a new one, pretty cheap :)


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Just buy a new one, pretty cheap :)


pah- bet u dont reuse yr bog roll too :roll:

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Natt wrote:
nforce sw ide drivers


*shudder*

had hours of fun with them...

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